Railway-tie plate



June 22 ma, A 1,589,895

JMB. PICKELSIME' :i

RAILWAY T E PLATE Filed OC'b. 24, 1925 f J mafie/@Lamer Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES JESSE B. PICKELSIMER, 0F BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA,

RAILWAYTE ELATE.

.Application tiled October 24, 1925.

This invention relates to a plate for use in connection with railway ties whereby trespassing can be prevented.

A further object is to provide a tie plato which serves to engage and support those portions of rails extending between the ties.

Another object is to provide tie plates which, when assembled, constitute top shields for the ties, the said plates serving to shed moisture and to protect the ties from injury by objects striking thereagainst.

lilith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coni- Vbination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodin'ient of the in vention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing `from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view showing some of the tie plates in position on ties and in engagement with rails.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section, one of the rails being removed, said section being taken on the line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a. section on line 3 3, Fig. ure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4, Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a. shield plate so proportioned as to extend throughout the length of a tie T and over approximately one-half the width of the tie. This plate is provided along the upper portion of one edge with an overhanging flange 2. .A similar plate 3 is adapted to rest upon the next adjoining tie and extends throughout the length thereof and over approximately one-half the width of the tie. This plate 3 has a projecting flange 4 along its longitudinal edge adapted to rest on the tie. The two plates 1 and 3 are integral with parallel rail supporting plates 5 each of which has longitudinal flanges 6 which are inturned as shown particularly in Figure 2 so as to overhang and retain the base flanges of a rail R. The top faces of the rail engaging plates 5 aline with the bottom faces of channels 7 formed in the plates 1 Serial No. 65,736.

and 3 and extending transversely thereof, these channels being adapted to receive the base flanges of the rails R. he plates 5 are `formed with shoulders 8 constituting abutments for the t-ies T so as to prevent the ties from creeping relative to each other. This is clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4.

Prongs 9 are formed on or connected to the plates 1 and 3 and extend upwardly therefrom so as to prevent trespassing. At desired points apertures 10 can be provided in these plates for the reception of spikes whereby the plates may be attached securely to the ties. Ribs 1l can also be extended downwardly from the plates for engaging the ties and preventing the plates from creeping relative thereto. Tt is to be understood that a plate made up of the parts l, 3 and 5 is provided for every two ties. The meinbers 1 and 3 are placed on the ties with the plates 5 between the ties and the shoulders 8 abutting against said ties. Another tie plate is then placed upon one of said ties and the next adjoining tie so that the fiange 2 on one plate 1 will lap the flange 4 on the next adjoining plate 3. This arrangement is continued throughout the length of the track and with the plates secured in position they serve to protect the ties, to shed moisture therefrom. and to embrace and support the rails. Spikes 12 such as usually employed can be provided for fastening the rails to the plates, these spikes being driven through apertures 13 in the plates and into the ties T.

The plates 1 and 3 can be thickened adjacent the point where they are engaged by the rails and the outer thickened port-ions can be extended upwardly against the outef.` sides of the rail webs and under the heads of the rails so as to constitute braces. This has been clearly indicated at 14. This rail and brace has been indicated in section in Figure 5.

That is claimed is:

1. The combination with tie engaging pla es, each adapted to extend throughout the length of an engaged tie and over onehalf the width of said tie, of rail engaging and supporting plates connecting the tie engaging plates, and flanges extending throughout the length of the rail engaging and supporting plates for embracing the base flanges of rails on the plates.

2. The combination with tie engaging plates each having a longitudinal Harige,

the flange on one plate being below the plane of the llenge on the other plate, of rail engaging and supporting plates connectingl the tie engaging plates, flanges thereon for einbruoing the base flanges of rails.

3. The combination with tie engaging plates each having at longitudinal flange, the Hnge on one plate being below7 the plane of the flange on the other plate, of rail engaging and supporting plates connecting the tie engaging plates, flanges thereon Yfor embracing the base anges of rails, and depending tie engaging ribs upon said plate.

In testimony that I claiin the foregoing as iny own, l have hereto allixed niy signature.

JESSE B. PICKELSLMER. 

